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Bradford Associates, LLCThe planted waterfront slope, below the pool, is a palette of green and yellow.
Foto di un grande giardino etnico esposto in pieno sole in estate con un ingresso o sentiero, un pendio, una collina o una riva e pavimentazioni in pietra naturale
Foto di un grande giardino etnico esposto in pieno sole in estate con un ingresso o sentiero, un pendio, una collina o una riva e pavimentazioni in pietra naturale
Arca 3 Design Studio Inc.Foto di un grande giardino formale classico esposto a mezz'ombra dietro casa con pavimentazioni in pietra naturale e un ingresso o sentiero
Rozanski DesignPhoto by Kyle Shipley & Robin Brown-Ward
Immagine di un giardino contemporaneo dietro casa con un giardino in vaso
Immagine di un giardino contemporaneo dietro casa con un giardino in vaso
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignThe problem this Memorial-Houston homeowner faced was that her sumptuous contemporary home, an austere series of interconnected cubes of various sizes constructed from white stucco, black steel and glass, did not have the proper landscaping frame. It was out of scale. Imagine Robert Motherwell's "Black on White" painting without the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston's generous expanse of white walls surrounding it. It would still be magnificent but somehow...off.
Intuitively, the homeowner realized this issue and started interviewing landscape designers. After talking to about 15 different designers, she finally went with one, only to be disappointed with the results. From the across-the-street neighbor, she was then introduced to Exterior Worlds and she hired us to correct the newly-created problems and more fully realize her hopes for the grounds. "It's not unusual for us to come in and deal with a mess. Sometimes a homeowner gets overwhelmed with managing everything. Other times it is like this project where the design misses the mark. Regardless, it is really important to listen for what a prospect or client means and not just what they say," says Jeff Halper, owner of Exterior Worlds.
Since the sheer size of the house is so dominating, Exterior Worlds' overall job was to bring the garden up to scale to match the house. Likewise, it was important to stretch the house into the landscape, thereby softening some of its severity. The concept we devised entailed creating an interplay between the landscape and the house by astute placement of the black-and-white colors of the house into the yard using different materials and textures. Strategic plantings of greenery increased the interest, density, height and function of the design.
First we installed a pathway of crushed white marble around the perimeter of the house, the white of the path in homage to the house’s white facade. At various intervals, 3/8-inch steel-plated metal strips, painted black to echo the bones of the house, were embedded and crisscrossed in the pathway to turn it into a loose maze.
Along this metal bunting, we planted succulents whose other-worldly shapes and mild coloration juxtaposed nicely against the hard-edged steel. These plantings included Gulf Coast muhly, a native grass that produces a pink-purple plume when it blooms in the fall. A side benefit to the use of these plants is that they are low maintenance and hardy in Houston’s summertime heat.
Next we brought in trees for scale. Without them, the impressive architecture becomes imposing. We placed them along the front at either corner of the house. For the left side, we found a multi-trunk live oak in a field, transported it to the property and placed it in a custom-made square of the crushed marble at a slight distance from the house. On the right side where the house makes a 90-degree alcove, we planted a mature mesquite tree.
To finish off the front entry, we fashioned the black steel into large squares and planted grass to create islands of green, or giant lawn stepping pads. We echoed this look in the back off the master suite by turning concrete pads of black-stained concrete into stepping pads.
We kept the foundational plantings of Japanese yews which add green, earthy mass, something the stark architecture needs for further balance. We contoured Japanese boxwoods into small spheres to enhance the play between shapes and textures.
In the large, white planters at the front entrance, we repeated the plantings of succulents and Gulf Coast muhly to reinforce symmetry. Then we built an additional planter in the back out of the black metal, filled it with the crushed white marble and planted a Texas vitex, another hardy choice that adds a touch of color with its purple blooms.
To finish off the landscaping, we needed to address the ravine behind the house. We built a retaining wall to contain erosion. Aesthetically, we crafted it so that the wall has a sharp upper edge, a modern motif right where the landscape meets the land.
Casa Smith Designs, LLCThis large pot, made by A. Silvestri, San Francisco, softens a corner.
Photo Credit: Mark Pinkerton, vi360
Esempio di un giardino mediterraneo esposto in pieno sole di medie dimensioni e dietro casa in estate con pavimentazioni in mattoni
Esempio di un giardino mediterraneo esposto in pieno sole di medie dimensioni e dietro casa in estate con pavimentazioni in mattoni
Terrascapes Landscape DesignThe year-round front garden was designed to be welcoming and reflect the informal nature of the residents and to soften the lines of the raised foundation planter. Photo by Ralph Mercer (ralphmercer.com)
Kevin Patrick O'Brien Architect, Inc.Kevin O'Brien
Idee per un giardino country in ombra dietro casa con pavimentazioni in mattoni
Idee per un giardino country in ombra dietro casa con pavimentazioni in mattoni
debora carl landscape designaeoniums, fern, flax, fountain, grasses, gravel, horizontal cedar fence and gate, kangaroo paws, leptosperum petersonii tree, smooth wall stucco walls, Cordyline 'Torbay Dazzler'
Katia Goffin GardensThe Entry and Parking Courtyard : The approach to the front of the house leads up the driveway into a spacious cobbled courtyard framed by a series of stone walls , which in turn are surrounded by plantings. The stone walls also allow the formation of a secondary room for entry into the garages. The walls extend the architecture of the house into the garden allowing the house to be grounded to the site and connect to the greater landscape.
Photo credit: ROGER FOLEY
Derviss Designa cast stone path wanders threw a garden of succulents, cannas, ornamental grasses and subtropicals
Esempio di un giardino contemporaneo dietro casa
Esempio di un giardino contemporaneo dietro casa
Heidi's Lifestyle GardensFront yard gardening can be fun and functional! Add edibles into the mix, and enjoy nibbling your way through your yard!
Esempio di un giardino vittoriano davanti casa in estate con pavimentazioni in pietra naturale
Esempio di un giardino vittoriano davanti casa in estate con pavimentazioni in pietra naturale
Giardini verdi, bianchi - Foto e idee
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